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The Questions Concerning Liberty, Necessity, And Chance, fol. 137

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  35. But ho then is the assent of the Children obtainea to the
  36. Larsof their Ancestors: This alsois fromthe desire of pre-
  37. servine theirlives, which first the Parents mieht tabe avay.
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  40. doubred oftheir obedience. Phe Children therefore olen they
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  44. that very aet of receivine that prorection, and not renonneine
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  47. sented. Anduhereas he saith, the Lar of Nature is a L. aW
  48. mithont our assent, it is absard; tor tho Lam of Nature is the
  49. Asent it self, that all men sive to themeansof their onn pre-
  50. servation.
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  56. erime is il mere necessitated; as it the Judee conldenom mhat
  57. acts arenecessary; unte (shebnem all that hath anteceded, both
  58. visible and invisible, and mhac both every thine in it selt, and
  59. altocerher can effect. It is enongh to the Fudge, thatthe act
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The Questions Concerning Liberty, Necessity, And Chance, fol. 137. Machine transcription, not an edition: Leibniz Legible (model FoNDUE-GD_v2_ft_Leibniz, run 74). https://leibnizlegible.com/page/1030877386:0149?run=74